Vocabulary List #6

Adroit- cleverly skillful
Amicable- characterized by showing good will, friendly
Averse- having a strong feeling of opposition
Belligerent- aggressively hostile
Benevolent- charitable
Cursory- going rapidly over something
Duplicity- deceitfuless in speech
Extol- to praise highly
Feasible- capable of being done
Grimace- a facial expression that indicates disapproval or pain
Holocaust- a great devastation
Impervious- not permitting passage
Impetus- a moving force, momentum
Jeopardy- hazard or risk
Meticulous- taking or showing extreme care
Nostalgia-  a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time
Quintessence- the perfect embodiment of something
Retrogress- to move backward
Scrutinize- to critically examine
Tepid- characterized by a lack of enthusiam

Vocabulary Fall List #5

Allude- indirect reference; He often alluded to his life in his writings
Clairvoyant- able to perceive beyond senses
Conclusive- final or desicive; The investigation didn't need to go any further after some conclusive evidence.
Disreputable- having a bad reputation
Endemic- exclusively belonging to one particular place
Exemplary- worthy of imitation, commendable. There was nothing negative to say about the student because of her exemplary behavior
Fathom- to understand. She couldn't fathom one bit of what we were saying.
Guile- trickiness
Integrity- integrate thought word and action; Not doing what you say shows a lack of integrity.
Itinerary- trip schedule; I've already seen our itinerary for Europe.
Miscontrue- misrepresent; What she said was misconstrued so they didn't do what she had hoped.
Obnoxious- annoying; Some people find children obnoxious and choose not to have them.
Placate- to pacify or satisfy; The manager was able to placate the old woman with a discount after she'd been treated unfairly.
Placid- calm or peaceful; Sounds of the placid sea are soothing.
Plagiarism- taking someone else's work and representing it as your own; Plagiarism is frowned upon by schools.
Potent- powerful; There was a potent smell of trash coming from the alley.
Pretext- excuse or reason for doing something.
Protrude- to stick out; His stomach was protruding after Thanksgiving dinner.
Stark- obvious or clear; After use of drugs for several years, death was a stark possibility.
Superficial- shallow or at surface.

Embed Video And Recreated Assignment

1. From what poem/author does this commercial borrow (without credit)?
2. Why might the use of this poem by a corporation be considered ironic?
3. Does the poem reflect the reputation of the author? Why/why not?
4. How did you find the answers to #1 & #3? Describe your research process and your sources in detail.
5. MEMORIZE the poem and be prepare
d to recite it on demand.

Vocabulary List #4

Melancholy- a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. After her sister's death, there was a melancholy feel around her.
Exemplary- worthy of imitation, commendable. There was nothing negative to say about the student because of her exemplary behavior.
Peculiar- strange, queer, odd. It's peculiar that they painted their son's room pink.
Dread- to be reluctant to do, meet or experience. I dread Tuesday mornings more than I do Monday mornings.
Bough- a branch of a tree, especially one of the larger or main branches. There was something hanging from the bough of the tree.
Pious- having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religous obligations.
Communion- a group of persons having a common religous faith. The Anglican Communion has been around for hundreds of years.
Auditor- a hearer or listener
Multitude- a great number. There was a multitude of cats up for adoption at the shelter.

Symbolism: Most Important Thing Or Not?

Learning About Symbolism Is Most Likely The Most Important Thing I'll Learn About Literature But Not In Life. Life Has So Much More Important Things For Me To Learn And I Really Don't Think That Is Symbolism. Reading Is Good And Understanding Symbolism And What It Is Is Even Better But There Will Be Much More Important Things To Learn Throughout Life. I Think I Would Do Okay Without Knowing What Symbolism Is So That's Why I Don't Think It's The Most Important Thing I'll Ever Learn.

Answers To Young Goodman Brown Questions (from Aug. 23)

1. I Think Hawthorne's Purpose Of Writing This Is To Show That Everybody Has Their Secrets And That It's Better That They Stay Secrets.
2. I Think Faith's Name Fits Her Because It's Such An Innocent Name And She Seems To Be An Innocent Person.
3. I Think Faith's Ribbons Signify Her Being Innocent.
4. I Think It Was A Little Bit Real And His Imagination Because Things Were Described As It Was Reality But Then Some Things Seemed Unreal.
5.  I Think He Is The Devil Because He Has This Certain Power That Regular People Don't Have And He's Able To Get Goodman Brown To Go Along With Him.
6. I Think The Staff Represents Temptation That Leads Him Onward.
7. I Think If He Would Have Stayed Home It Would Have Been Better. He'd Still See People As Good.

AHA!

My "Aha!" Of The Day Was After Reading Meaning, Signs And Symbols For The Second Time In Class And Actually Understanding What The Reading Was Saying. It Made So Much Sense And It Felt Good To Actually Understand It And Understand What Dr. Preston Meant By A "Shampoo Slave".

Vocabulary List #3 Definitions

Encomium - a formal expression of high praise; a eulogy
Coherent - logically connected
Belabor - to explain, worry about, work towards
Eschew - to abstain or keep away from; shun
Acquisitive - tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily
Emulate - to try to equal or excel
Arrogate - to claim unwarrantably
Banal - devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed
Excoriate - to denounce or berate severely; to strip off or remove from
Congeal - to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state
Carping - characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding
Substantiate - to establish by proof or competent evidence
Temporize - to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting
Largesse - generous bestowal of gifts
Tenable - capable of being held, maintained
Insatiable - incapable of being satisfied
Germane -  closely or significantly related, relevant
Ramify - to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts
Intransigent - refusing to agree or compromise
Taciturn - inclined to silence, reserved in speech, reluctant to join in conversation
Invidious - calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful

Young Goodman Brown Symbols

1. Faith Being Named Faith. I Think It Shows How She's Innocent And A Sweet Young Wife. It Helps Me Understand What His Faith Is Like.
2. Faith's Pink Ribbons. They Also Show Her Innocence And It's Just Something About Her. It Also Helps Me Understand What Faith Is Like.
3. Gloomy Trees. They Show That The Story Is Going To Be Dark Feeling. They Help Me Get More Of A Feel For The Story.
4. The Serpent Staff. It Symbolizes Temptation. It Helped Me Understand More Of The Good And Evil Part Of The Story. The Fact That It's A Serpent Also Just Makes Things Feel More Wicked.
5. The Man Resembled Young Goodman Brown.